June's Book of the Month

 

Hello Everyone! I chose the picture posted above because it reminds me of reading to my daughter Mareena when she was little. Every afternoon until she was about eight or nine years old, we would take one of her books that she wanted to read or that she was reading and we would curl up together on my big bed. 

We would spend an hour or so reading a chapter of her book, and then take a nap together. Her absolutely favorite author at that time was an English author named Enid Blyton. Ahh, nice memories... 

My picks for 'Books of the Month' will be decidedly more adult these days, but they will be from almost any genre. June's Book of the Month is:

The Castaways: A Novel by Elin Hilderbrand   

  Published as: The Castaways in July 2009

Publisher: Little, Brown and Company

Birth Name: Elin Hilderbrand
Born: in Collegeville, Pennsylvania

Canonical Name: Elin Hilderbrand
Pseudonyms: None

The Castaways: A Novel by Elin Hilderbrand was the thirty-second book that I read in 2016. I have had this book on my TBR shelf since June 7, 2016 and it took me six days to read. I sent this book off to another good home on July 7, 2016.

Till we Meet Again, Glow Brightly as Moonlight

I'm Debating Over What I Should Read Next!

Hello everyone! I hope that you're all just fine this morning - I certainly am! :) Anyway, I just wanted to give you an update on how I'm doing so far.

I actually started doing sum-doku puzzles back on Monday night, June 20th! I've not done that many puzzles out of the 100 that are contained within each book - but I must say that as of Monday, June 27th - I've done approximately twelve puzzles. Probably not too bad for a week's worth of figuring out number puzzles, I suppose!

As regards my reading, the last book that I read was The Castaways: A Novel by Elin Hilderbrand. Since it only took me a total of six days to read, I was looking for something else to read by Thursday afternoon, June 23rd! I finally settled on reading The Race: A Novel by Richard North Patterson, which I started on Friday afternoon, June 24th! Although the book seemed fairly interesting to me at first, I have noticed that as of yesterday morning - Sunday, June 26th - I wasn't that far along in the story.

According to Goodreads - as of Sunday, June 26th - I'm currently on page 98 of 511; or approximately 19 percent into the story. I have since decided that I will put this book aside for a while and start reading another book: Charming Billy: A Novel by Alice McDermott. This was a book that I brought up from my garage almost a week ago in the box of approximately sixteen books that I had wanted to cull!

Till we Meet Again, Glow Brightly as Moonlight

I'm Dabbling in my Big Pile of Puzzle Books Again!

Hello everyone! I hope that you're all just fine this morning - I certainly am! :) Anyway, I just wanted to give you an update on how I'm doing so far.

So, I just recently completed the last jigsaw puzzle out of the box of twelve that I had bought for myself on Thursday afternoon, May 19th! On Saturday afternoon, June 18th, I packed up the entire box and put it back in my collection of jigsaw puzzles. Apparently, it took me just under a month to do a total of twelve puzzles. Not too bad, if I do say so myself!

Since then, I've moved on to doing sum-doku puzzles again. Starting on Monday night, June 20th, I started on another fresh puzzle book out of the package of six that I received on Friday afternoon, March 4th! As I have said before, each puzzle book contains perhaps 100 puzzles. Since I generally do one or two puzzles a night - as of Saturday, June 25th - I've done approximately nine or ten sum-doku puzzles.

As regards my reading, so far I have read a total of four books in June. The book that I finished most recently was The Castaways: A Novel by Elin Hilderbrand. I started reading this book on June 17th, and six days later - on June 23rd - I finished it. Then I began reading The Race: A Novel by Richard North Patterson on June 24th!

According to Goodreads - as of Saturday, June 25th - I'm currently on page 92 of 511; or approximately 18 percent into the story. So far, the story is pretty good - if a little slow - for me to get into. I'm not quite sure how this is going to turn out.

Till we Meet Again, Glow Brightly as Moonlight

Elin Hilderbrand - The Castaways: A Novel

32. The Castaways: A Novel by Elin Hilderbrand (2009)

Length: 359 pages 

Genre: Contemporary Fiction 

Started: 17 June 2016

Finished: 23 June 2016

Where did it come from? From a Library Book Sale 

How long has it been on my TBR pile? Since 7 June 2016

Why do I have it? I like contemporary fiction and Elin Hilderbrand is a new author for me.

On the picturesque island of Nantucket - just off of Cape Cod, Massachusetts - rumors always tend to flow fast and furious. In such a close-knit, yet isolated community, everybody soon gets to know everyone else's business. For eight best friends - the Kapenashes, the MacAvoys, the Drakes, and the Wheelers - four prominent couples within their tiny community; secrets usually don't stay secret for very long. And even the most innocuous of meetings can raise suspicions.

When the charming and talented music teacher, Greg MacAvoy, spends a rainy Sunday night with a beautiful high school senior named April Peck - the curiosity and rumors begin. Although Greg loves his wife Tess deeply, and has been happily married to her for over a decade; he just can't seem to shake the speculative whispers of: 'What happened between Greg MacAvoy and April Peck?' The community rumor mill begins churning, and speculation is sent swarming around the island like tourists on Memorial Day.

With all the rumors floating around, the stress is beginning to show in the MacAvoy marriage. The troubled couple has begun experiencing an incredible amount of strain within their relationship - and all that strain has subsequently taken an enormous toll on Tess - who is dealing with her own issues. She is torn between her love for her husband and keeping a secret of her own.

With their twelfth wedding anniversary fast approaching, the MacAvoys decide to celebrate by spending some quality time on their sailboat. So the couple sets out on their anniversary trip to Martha's Vineyard, hoping to rekindle the romance in their marriage - confident that the roughest waters are behind them. Yet, all of the MacAvoys' dreams of a brighter future are soon dimmed by an inexplicable tragedy.

When the heartbreaking news eventually reaches the shores of Nantucket, the entire community is rocked to its very foundations. Greg and Tess have mysteriously drowned in a boating accident, leaving behind their two small children. Their closest friends - the Kapenashes, the Drakes, and the Wheelers - are absolutely devastated by the sudden loss of the MacAvoys.

For as long as anyone can remember, the four couples have done everything together. They have vacationed and celebrated together; confided in and depended on each other. However, tragedy tends to reveal both the best traits and the worst traits in people. Losing Greg and Tess so unexpectedly has reawakened long-simmering conflicts and brings deeply-buried emotions bubbling to the surface. The six friends, still reeling from their feelings of grief and denial, set out to answer the ultimate question: 'What happened to Greg and Tess MacAvoy?'

A page-turning story of passion and suspense, The Castaways: A Novel is a poignant exploration of the boundaries of friendship and forgiveness. This is an extraordinary portrayal of love, loss and acceptance - playing out against the evocative backdrop of the summertime perfection of life spent on Nantucket. A masterful story which highlights so much of what makes Elin Hilderbrand a hallmark best-selling author.

I must say that I absolutely loved this book. In my opinion, this was such a well-written story; it was filled with a certain amount of suspense and mystery, as well as believable characters and a thoughtful, well-developed plot. This was just the type of story that I usually enjoy reading, and I will definitely be putting Ms. Hilderbrand's name at the top of my wish list. I give this book an A+!

A+! - (95-100%)

Till we Meet Again, Glow Brightly as Moonlight

I'm Definitely Going to Cull Some Books Today!

Hello everyone! I hope that you're all just fine this morning - I certainly am! :) Anyway, I just wanted to give you an update on how I'm doing so far.

So, back on Wednesday afternoon, June 15th - just before we met with Lisa and went for Lake George for the day - Mareena and I looked through a small box of books that we had stashed down in the garage. We finally picked up the box on Sunday afternoon, June 19th, after we came back from the radio station. As of this morning - Tuesday, June 21st - both of us went through the box one more time and posted six books that we wanted to give away on the various book swapping websites to which we belong. I've since placed another nine or ten books on my TBR pile to read later.

Anyway, with regards to my reading, I have finished three books so far in the month of June. I started reading The Last Time They Met: A Novel by Anita Shreve on Monday night, May 30th! Four days later - on Thursday night, June 2nd - I finished reading the book.

My next book that I read was Dark Debts by Karen Hall, a book that I had previously read for the first time about ten to fifteen years ago. I actually started my reread of this book on Thursday night, June 2nd, and finished it five days later - on Tuesday night, June 7th! I immediately started reading My Cousin Rachel by Daphne du Maurier on Tuesday night, June 7th and ten days later - on Friday morning, June 17th - I finished the book.

Up next on my TBR pile was The Castaways: A Novel by Elin Hilderbrand. I actually started reading this book on Friday night, June 17th! According to Goodreads, as of today - Tuesday, June 21st - I'm currently on page 194 of 359; or approximately 54 percent into the story. This was actually one of the books that I acquired when Mareena and I went to our perpetual library book sale on Tuesday, June 7th!

Till we Meet Again, Glow Brightly as Moonlight

The 'Summer of Rereads' Takes a Short Hiatus!

Hello everyone! I hope that you're all just fine this morning - I certainly am! :) Anyway, I just wanted to give you an update on how I'm doing so far.

Well, on Friday evening - Friday, June 17th - I started doing the last jigsaw puzzle from the box of twelve that I bought myself on Thursday afternoon, May 19th! Since each jigsaw puzzle is between 250-500 pieces, they are all relatively easy-to-do - at least, in my opinion. I finished the final puzzle on Saturday afternoon, June 18th.

So on Wednesday morning, June 15th, Mareena let me know that the book swapping website that we use most often was running much slower than usual. We went up to Lake George on Wednesday afternoon, June 15th, so Mareena didn't get a chance to investigate the situation any further. She checked the website again the next day - Thursday morning, June 16th - and discovered that the website was completely down. By Friday morning, June 17th, apparently the website was still down and stayed that way until Mareena checked it again on Friday afternoon, June 17th!

Anyway, with regards to my reading, I have finished three books so far in the month of June. I started reading The Last Time They Met: A Novel by Anita Shreve on Monday night, May 30th! Four days later - on Thursday night, June 2nd - I finished reading the book.

My next book that I read was Dark Debts by Karen Hall, a book that I had previously read for the first time about ten to fifteen years ago. I actually started my reread of this book on Thursday night, June 2nd, and finished it five days later - on Tuesday night, June 7th! I immediately started reading My Cousin Rachel by Daphne du Maurier on Tuesday night, June 7th and ten days later - on Friday morning, June 17th - I finished the book.

Up next on my TBR pile was The Castaways: A Novel by Elin Hilderbrand. I actually started reading this book on Friday night, June 17th! According to Goodreads, as of today - Sunday, June 19th - I'm on page 89 of 359; or approximately 24 percent into the story. This was actually one of the books that I acquired when Mareena and I went to our perpetual library book sale on Tuesday, June 7th!

Till we Meet Again, Glow Brightly as Moonlight

Daphne du Maurier - My Cousin Rachel

Reread. My Cousin Rachel by Daphne du Maurier (1951)

Length: 288 pages 

Genre: Historical Mystery 

Originally Read: 12 September 2009

Reread Finished: 17 June 2016

Where did it come from? Originally from Paperback Swap, then from my "keeper" shelf. I seem to have misplaced my original copy, so Mareena has since reacquired another copy for me.

The 'Summer of Rereads' continues for me with My Cousin Rachel by Daphne du Maurier. I actually received my first copy of this book in August of 2009, although I read it for the first time over two days in September of 2009 - from September 10th, to September 12th, 2009. I had put it on my "keeper" shelf after that first reading, then picked it up again to read for a second time over two days in March of 2014 - from March 1st, to March 3rd, 2014. I know that I replaced it on my "keeper" shelf after that reread, because I was planning to read the book again some time in the future.

I started looking for my copy of My Cousin Rachel by Daphne du Maurier back in April of 2016, but couldn't for the life of me find my original copy of the book. Despite looking on the same bookshelf where I can distinctly remember putting the book, I must say that I was slightly surprised not to find it there. After looking for it on and off for about a month, Mareena requested another copy for me in May of 2016.

The second copy of My Cousin Rachel by Daphne du Maurier arrived in the afternoon mail on June 7th, 2016! Since I was just about to finish reading Dark Debts by Karen Hall, I realized immediately which book would be next up on my TBR pile! I actually started reading the book on the evening of June 7th, 2016 and ten days later - on June 17th, 2016 - I finished the book.

I have since put the book back on another of my "keeper" shelves - just not in the same place where I had kept my original copy. I will be keeping the book to perhaps read one more time. If my original copy eventually turns up again, I'll definitely post it on the various book swapping websites to which Mareena and I belong. It sometimes happens to me that books that I want to read will go missing for a time, then turn up when I least expect them to - usually when I'm not actually searching for them!

Till we Meet Again, Glow Brightly as Moonlight

Our Book Swapping is on Hold For a While!

Hello everyone! I hope that you're all just fine this morning - I certainly am! :) Anyway, I just wanted to give you an update on how I'm doing so far.

Well, as of yesterday evening - Tuesday, June 14th - I've done about eleven of the twelve jigsaw puzzles. This afternoon, Mareena and I are going to Lake George with our friend Lisa. Since it's been about a month that we've last gotten together, we wanted to get together again to celebrate Mareena's birthday. Unfortunately, Lisa's mother Sylvia passed away a year ago on Monday, June 13th!

Mareena just told me that as she was surfing the Internet today - Wednesday, June 15th - she noticed that the book swapping website that we use most often was slightly slower than usual. This sometimes happens after a thunderstorm passes through the area; which actually happened on Tuesday night, June 14th! There may be a cable outage somewhere in our area, although the television seems to be working just fine!

Anyway, with regards to my reading, I have only finished two books so far in the month of June. I started reading The Last Time They Met: A Novel by Anita Shreve on Monday night, May 30th! Four days later - on Thursday night, June 2nd - I finished reading the book.

My next book that I read was Dark Debts by Karen Hall, a book that I had previously read for the first time about ten to fifteen years ago. I actually started my reread of this book on Thursday night, June 2nd, and finished it five days later - on Tuesday night, June 7th! Since I received another copy of My Cousin Rachel by Daphne du Maurier through the mail on Tuesday afternoon, June 7th, I finally got my chance to read this book.

So, I started rereading My Cousin Rachel by Daphne du Maurier on Tuesday night, June 7th! According to Goodreads, as of today - Wednesday, June 15th - I'm on page 164 of 288; or approximately 56 percent into the story. This is still such a good book, but lately my reading pace seems to have slowed down considerably.

Till we Meet Again, Glow Brightly as Moonlight

Apparently, I Just Had to Add to my TBR Pile!

Hello everyone! I hope that you're all just fine this morning - I certainly am! :) Anyway, I just wanted to give you an update on how I'm doing so far.

So, Mareena's birthday was on Wednesday, June 1st and to celebrate we went to our perpetual Library Book Sale and raided it! We actually went to the library approximately a week later on Tuesday afternoon, June 7th, but still the trip was actually to celebrate Mareena's birthday. We acquired 42 books between us, but 25 of those books were mine.

When Mareena and I returned home after our trip out, I discovered that a second copy of My Cousin Rachel by Daphne du Maurier had arrived in the afternoon mail. I guess that means that I acquired 26 books all in one day! Quite an influx of books I suppose, but I don't mind! Actually, right after I finished reading Dark Debts by Karen Hall on Tuesday night, June 7th; I immediately started reading My Cousin Rachel by Daphne du Maurier.

Starting on Wednesday night, June 8th, I began doing the collection of twelve puzzles that I had bought on Thursday afternoon, May 19th. As of Monday night, June 13th, I think that I have done a total of nine jigsaw puzzles out of the twelve. I've recently worked it out, and that means that I have done approximately two jigsaw puzzles a day since Wednesday, June 8th! Although, I actually didn't do any puzzles on Sunday, June 12th, but I just barely restrained myself.

As regards my reading, I've finished a total of three books since Saturday afternoon, May 28th! I started Julian's House: A Novel by Judith Hawkes on Wednesday afternoon, May 18th, and surprisingly, it took me ten days to read this book. Actually, I mailed the book off to someone else and they received it on Friday, June 10th!

I also got a phone call yesterday afternoon - Sunday, June 12th - from the lady that we sent the two diabetes books to back in April. We had mailed both books off to her on Thursday afternoon, April 7th, and she just called us again on Sunday afternoon, June 12th, to tell us that she had received them.  She said thank you very much and that she was sorry for the delay in contacting us; but she had been having some serious health issues and couldn't contact us for a while.

So, I started rereading My Cousin Rachel by Daphne du Maurier on Tuesday night, June 7th! According to Goodreads, as of today - Monday, June 13th - I'm on page 105 of 288; or approximately 36 percent into the story. In my opinion, this is such a good book, even reading it for the third time!

Till we Meet Again, Glow Brightly as Moonlight

I'm Taking a Bit of a 'Stay-Cation' Through Doing Jigsaw Puzzles!

Hello everyone! I hope that you're all just fine this morning - I certainly am! :) Anyway, I just wanted to give you an update on how I'm doing so far.

Actually, I have been dipping into my jigsaw puzzle stash for several days so far. As I've said before, I started doing the 1,000-piece puzzle called 'The Yarmouth Yacht Club' on Tuesday afternoon, May 24th! By Saturday evening, May 28th, I had completely finished the puzzle.

Starting on Wednesday night, June 8th, I began doing the collection of twelve puzzles that I had bought on Thursday afternoon, May 19th. As of Friday night, June 10th, I have done a total of six jigsaw puzzles out of the twelve. I've recently worked it out, and that means that I have done approximately two jigsaw puzzles a day since Wednesday, June 8th!

As regards my reading, I've finished a total of three books since Saturday afternoon, May 28th! I started Julian's House: A Novel by Judith Hawkes on Wednesday afternoon, May 18th, and surprisingly, it took me ten days to read this book! Then I started reading The Last Time They Met: A Novel by Anita Shreve on Monday night, May 30th! I'm not sure what happens to me when I reread certain books, but it took me four days to read this book since I finished it on Thursday night, June 2nd!

My next book that I read was Dark Debts by Karen Hall, a book that I had previously read for the first time about ten to fifteen years ago. I actually started my reread of this book on Thursday night, June 2nd, and finished it five days later - on Tuesday night, June 7th! Since I received another copy of My Cousin Rachel by Daphne du Maurier through the mail on Tuesday afternoon, June 7th, I finally got my chance to read this book.

I know that I actually have a copy hidden somewhere in my collection already, but no matter where I look, I still can't locate it. So I had to get myself another copy. I'm sure that my original copy is somewhere within the house, and once it turns up again I will certainly post it on the various book swapping websites that Mareena and I belong to - but until the book is rediscovered, I have a spare copy to read.

I started rereading My Cousin Rachel by Daphne du Maurier on Tuesday night, June 7th! According to Goodreads, as of today - Friday, June 10th - I'm on page 33 of 288; or approximately 11 percent into the story. In my opinion, this is such a good book, even reading it for the third time!

Till we Meet Again, Glow Brightly as Moonlight

Our Library Visit For June

Hello Everyone! How are you on this fine Tuesday? I'm doing just fine. :) Well, Mareena and I had hoped to go to our local library last Wednesday to celebrate Mareena's birthday at the library's perpetual book sale. Since last Wednesday was the actual date of Mareena's birthday, we were both so looking forward to going out; until both of us woke up on Monday morning, May 30th feeling absolutely horrible. As a result, we postponed Mareena's birthday outing until this afternoon.

So, Pamela drove Mareena and myself to the library today and dropped us off at approximately 12:15 P. M. We spent approximately an hour and a half happily perusing the Library Book Sale. Then Pamela picked us up again at about 2:30 P. M. and brought us back home. We had such a wonderfully relaxing time.

Between us, we bought 42 books at the Library Book Sale - 16 paperbacks, 13 oversized paperbacks and 13 hardcovers. We spent approximately $33 altogether. It turned out to be a fairly good haul for Mareena's annual birthday trip, if I do say so myself. ;) We were actually pretty restrained, completely filling up two canvas tote bags and that was all! :)

At the moment, I'm reading Dark Debts by Karen Hall which I started Thursday morning, June 2nd. I had actually acquired this book during a Library Book Sale that Mareena and I went to back in August  of 2001 - to celebrate my birthday! LOL!!! I had originally read Dark Debts by Karen Hall approximately ten to fifteen years ago, and thoroughly enjoyed reading it that first time.

Till we Meet Again, Glow Brightly as Moonlight

Karen Hall - Dark Debts

30. Dark Debts by Karen Hall (1996)

Length: 403 pages 

Genre: Horror 

Started: 2 June 2016

Finished: 7 June 2016

Where did it come from? From a Library Book Sale 

How long has it been on my TBR pile? Since 14 August 2001

Why do I have it? I like horror and Karen Hall is a new author for me.

There is a malevolent entity which derives its power from the corruption of the innocent. Such an infestation of body and spirit drives its victims to the brink of insanity, suicide, and acts of murderous brutality. For the Landry family from Georgia, this demonic entity has seemingly been targeting its members for generations. And subsequently the demon has apparently claimed its latest victim: Cam Landry.

Generally thought to be the sanest member of the Landry family, Cam's sudden suicide comes as an unexpected shock to his longtime love, Randa Phillips. Determined to find out why the man she loved would ever take his own life, Randa - a columnist for an alternative Los Angeles newspaper - begins to investigate the rumors of an alleged Landry family curse. As she continues her search, Randa vows to herself that she will do whatever she can to protect Cam's brother Jack - the last surviving member of the family from the generational curse.

Michael Kinney is an outspoken Jesuit priest who has recently been disciplined by his superiors for voicing some very public sentiments. Struggling with a personal crisis of faith and questioning the strength of his desire to continue on in his vocation, Father Kinney suddenly finds himself tempted by the attractive editor of the New Yorker Magazine. As he wrestles with his faith in the face of his inappropriate feelings of lust, Father Kinney will soon find himself at the center of supernatural storm.

The reluctant demonologist will eventually take a frightening journey into the heart and soul of the tormented Landry family. As he begins unraveling three generations of secrets and battles for Jack Landry's very soul, Father Kinney will soon find himself a target of the dark forces hell-bent on his destruction. Brilliantly imagined and compulsively readable, Dark Debts is a pulse-pounding supernatural thriller - a remarkable novel that will grip you with its nightmare vision of evil and hold you spellbound until the very last page.

First of all, let me say that I can remember reading this book for the first time approximately ten or fifteen years ago. It was an intriguing story then and in my opinion, moved along at a relatively quick pace. Reading it for the second time though, I couldn't help but feel slightly unsatified by some elements of the story.

Don't get me wrong, I still found this to be an intriguing story and enjoyed it immensely, I just noticed that certain elements seemed slightly forced. Nevertheless, I would still give this book a definite A! Having said that, I was delighted to learn that Ms. Hall has recently released a heavily-revised Twentieth Anniversary edition of Dark Debts in March of 2016!

A! - (90-95%)

Till we Meet Again, Glow Brightly as Moonlight

Anita Shreve - The Last Time They Met: A Novel

Reread. The Last Time They Met: A Novel by Anita Shreve (2001)

Length: 313 pages  

Genre: Contemporary Fiction 

Originally Read: 20 June 2013

Reread Finished: 2 June 2016

Where did it come from? Originally from Paperback Swap, then from my "keeper" shelf.

Continuing along with the season that seems to be turning into the 'Summer of Rereads' for me, I started reading The Last Time They Met: A Novel by Anita Shreve on May 30th! Actually, I first read this book over two days, back in June of 2013 - from June 18th, to June 20th, 2013. My reread of the book took place over four days in 2016 - from May 30th, to June 2nd!

Anyway, I thought it was rather strange because I knew that I had only read the book once before. As I was rereading it, I began noticing that this story seemed awfully familiar to me - more familiar than a reread should be, if that makes any sense to anyone. I told Mareena about my strange feelings, and asked her if I had ever told her that I was reading anything else which took place in Africa.

Mareena gently reminded me that of course I had read a book that took place in Africa - quite recently in fact - "A Change in Altitude by Anita Shreve; remember Mom?" Oh boy, you know that you've probably reached your reread limit with certain authors when you start confusing the books that they've written - not just with another book written by someone else, but with another book written by the exact same author. LOL!!!

Till we Meet Again, Glow Brightly as Moonlight

Reading Wrap-up For May at Moonshine and Rosefire

Hello everyone out there and I hope that you all had a terrific reading month for yourselves. I am known as Rosefire around the Internet and this is my new personal reading blog. I originally posted my reviews over at my daughter's blog, Emeraldfire's Bookmark but am now in the process of transferring them all over to my own blog. My daughter makes blogging look like so much fun that I thought that I would try it out for myself! :)

Anyway, I started out May with 1,049 books lying around the house and ended the month with 1,045 books unread. All the books that I acquired this month came from Bookmooch.

Let me try to break down the influx for you:

Changes to the TBR pile

Rereads
- A Friend of the Family: A Novel by Lauren Grodstein
- A Woman's Place by Barbara Delinsky
- The Saving Graces: A Novel by Patricia Gaffney
- Julian's House: A Novel by Judith Hawkes

Added to my TBR pile (oh well, you win some and you lose some! Not too bad though, I suppose:))
- Ancient Egypt: An Illustrated Reference to the Myths, Religions, Pyramids and Temples of the Land of the Pharaohs by Lorna Oakes and Lucia Gahlin
- Blind Date by Frances Fyfield

Taken off my TBR pile and sent to a new home (Yay! Happy Dance! :))
- The Language of Sisters: A Novel by Amy Hatvany
- Room: A Novel by Emma Donoghue
- Falling in Love With God: Reflections on Prayer by Dr. J. Alfred Smith, Sr. and Colleen Birchett, Ph.D.
- Loves Music, Loves to Dance by Mary Higgins Clark

Well, there it is...the breakdown! All in all, a very good reading month for me. Here's a further breakdown:

Books Read: 4
Pages Read: 1,482
Grade Range: A+! to A!

So, there you go! The reading month that was May. I hope that you all had an equally good reading month; if not a little better. :) See you all next month! :)

Till we Meet Again, Glow Brightly as Moonlight